Personaly, I'm a short (#3 on the buzzer for sides, #4 on 1/2 the top- I do my own) haired pesonality who is under the impression that long hair is harder to take care of.
So your advice carries some merit.
Maybe Doly is right in that I'm more vain than I'd like to admit, but I don't wear make up, wear long nails (other than one to check knives), or go to beauty salons either.
Things I've found increase MY hair loss:
Wearing hats. Esp. tight ones.
SLS shampoos.
NOT WASHING MY HAIR _i'll get white "gunk" up there that I strip away with Shampoo /scrapers.
YMMV
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